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 of the work of the provincial bureaus and the framing of regulations for the guidance of the said bureaus.

6. The duties of the officials charged with the registration of documents relating to civil status (registrars), their appointment, transfer, and dismissal, as well as their responsibility for the fulfillment of their duties, shall be governed by the general regulations concerning civil servants and persons assisting in the work of governmental institutions.

7. The local Bureaus of Vital Statistics shall keep the following registers: (a) a register of births; (b) a register of deaths; (c) a register of absentees; (d) a register of marriages; (e) a register of divorces; (f) a register of declarations concerning the parentage of conceived, but yet unborn, children; (g) a register, with an alphabetical list, of persons who have changed .their names or surnames, inherited or acquired.

Note I. All the registers mentioned in the preceding section shall be kept in accordance with the forms provided by the Central Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Note II. The registers, prepared in accordance with the forms set by the Central Bureau, shall be sent to the local offices with the tape, seal, and signatures of the